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I saw a post over on 1800GLRiders forum where one of the members had gone to Diamond R to have his new 2018 GL measured for an accessory, so I Googled Diamond R Accessories and found they have a Facebook presence, and are spinning their business back up. Their website is supposedly still under reconstruction and updating, so maybe there is hope they will be making Venture accessories again. Looks like they have switched to a CanAm so much of what their Facebook account is focused on is CanAm related. Google them and see for your self.

Also make sure the top of the battery is clean and dry, a film of dirt and oil on the top of a battery can connect the positive and negative terminals and create a slow drain on the battery and often times will get worse in damp wet conditions.

Another thing to check on second gen Ventures is the air intake system. On my 07 I would get a flat spot when accelerating after I installed K&N filters, felt like the bike was going to stall completely out, I had to adjust the needle shims out by one shim. I also made the mistake of opening up the air boxes to increase the air flow, again flat spot on hard acceleration, not as bad but bad enough that I replaced the modified air boxes with stock air boxes. So just something else to check.

The chrome covers sold by Yamaha that they had in their accessory catalog, required the use of K&N filters, the OEM filters would not fit with those chrome covers. Bobgobob is correct small changes to the Venture intake system can make big differences. On my 07 when I added the chrome covers with the K&N filters I started getting a flat spot when I would accelerate hard, felt like it would stall, had to shim the needle sliders out by one shim to correct the change in air / fuel change created by installing the K&Ns.

So why not get a longer bolt and a spacer to put under the head that the bolt goes thru and fits into the counterbore in the strut. Put a washer on the top of the spacer and land the lights on the washer, tighten the bolt.

Try here http://www.utpr.com/rsv.html I had a Utopia back rest on my Royal Star Tour Classic and my 2007 Venture and liked them very much.

Well yeah Polecats that short for Polish Cats right?

Yeah, those wretched slice and tap things are the maybe the worst idea I have seen for electrical taps, except that the blue ones that Bushtec used on my Venture were the motivation behind me developing my break out harness and my plug and play trailer harness set ups. One of the blue taps they used cut right through my tail light wire on my venture, so I had to find the connectors and contacts to make the repair, the rest is history , much of which is recorded here on Venture rider and shared with many who have bought my products. I agree you need to loose the slice in taps, problem is the wires may break if you remove them you may need to put on new bullet connector ends. I make single to double and single to triple bullet adapters that will connect directly to those bullet connectors in your head light bucket. Some folks have taken my breakout harness that goes under the seat and terminated their load resistors to the turn signal circuits off the break out and then fixed the resistors to a place on the seat pan or frame to help dissipate the heat, although I am not sure how warm those load resistors get on the turn signal circuits, the load is not constant when the signals are on and normally your turn signals are only on for less than a minute, unless you are sitting at light or stop sign waiting to turn , but even then it is not that long, not like they are on the whole time you are riding. curious experiment would be to turn a signal on while the headlight bucket is open and touch the load resistor body to see how warm it gets and how long it takes to get worm. Also somewhere on the second gen tech page there is a tutorial on modifying the OEM flasher to work with LEDs so you do not need the load resistors at all. I would be happy to help once you sort out what you want or need to do, it is pretty hard to give really good advice based on just a few photos. Eagerly waiting for the under the seat photos.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

Here is Willie the Big Eared cat at almost a year old. Boy has he turned out to be a character. Here he is a few months ago playing king of the hill.

Congrats, I know the feeling, a few years ago went nearly 12 months before finding meaningful work.

Also check here in the Tech Section for 2nd Gens, for an optional way to set the floats. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?24246-Set-the-Float-Levels-on-QuickSilver What air filters are you using? K&Ns can cause a lean condition some times. Have the air boxes been modified? I made the mistake of installing K&Ns and opening up the air boxes on my 07 and it would bog down terribly, I ended up shimming the needles values out by one washer and going back to stock air boxes with the K&N filters.

Decoded the VIN, here is what I found Decoded VIN: JYAVP04E7XA001752 Destination Market: 49 states (Except California) Make: YAMAHA Manufacturer Name: YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION Model: XVZ13TF/XVZ13TFC/XVZ13TFS/XVZ13TFSC/Royal Star Model Year: 1999 Plant City: Hamamatsu Vehicle Type: MOTORCYCLE Plant Country: Japan Body Class: Motorcycle - Cruiser Displacement (CC): 1300 Displacement (CI): 79.330867323 Displacement (L): 1.300000

Made it home earlier today, just now found a second to sit at the computer, uneventful ride home, had a mini floor board come loose, but did not lose it and blew both low beam bulbs, only got about 2 years and 10,000 miles out that pair. We did stop in Dayton on the way home and spent 4.5 hours at the Air Force museum at Wright Patterson AFB, if you ever have the chance to go there, do not miss it, it was great and we could have spent several more hours there, but they wanted to close. It was great seeing folks again and meeting lots of new folks, hope the pond monster was pleased with my offering.

Looks someone did not know the nickel trick to stretch the spring to facilitate the install.

I always use Honda premixed coolant, on my Royal Star TC, Venture and Goldwing, nearly 200,000 miles on those combined, never a cooling problem. One thing you want to be sure is the coolant does not have silicate in it, that will ruin the seals in the pump.

I had a noise like that on either my Royal Star TC or the Venture, I forget which one, turned out to be that "U" shaped heat guard on the valve cover, it had fractured cleanly and very hard to see, but when riding under certain conditions it would squeak and squeal and drive me nuts.

I considered trying a cover when I trailered a couple of my bikes, but was cautioned against it, as the cover is likely to beat on the paint and damage the bike's finish, so I just washed it when I got where ever arrived at my destination.

OK, we are in Ashland, KY now, should be stopping by there between 1 and 2 tomorrow , depending on the weather.

OK, so the bike is ready, the trailer is ready, hooked up and tested. Trailer is packed with everything except what we need in the morning and stuff is ready to go into the cooler first thing. We are ready to head out in the AM, hoping the weather holds for us, it has been much better all weekend than was predicted a few days ago with the tropical storm that kicked up. Next stop Augusta, GA Every one ride safe.

I will be slowly working my north from Florida, taking 4 days to do some sightseeing and what not. Leaving on Tuesday the 29th, stopping in Augusta, GA, then Asheville, NC , up to Ashland, KY then on to Freebird's on Friday for a quick stop and then up to Vermilion, OH where we are staying. Keep your eyes out for a red Goldwing, two up pulling a black Bushtec trailer.

Larry and Joyce, Sorry for your loss, loosing a cherished pet, or maybe better described as faithful and loving friend is very painful, I feel for you.

So I was doing an oil change on my 2013 Goldwing yesterday, fully expecting to drop the hot drain plug into the container I collect the oil in, I can not tell you how many times that has happened, but anyways. I happened to recall having some smallish flat high strength magnets around, so I get one and see if it will fit inside my 17mm socket, and it does. So drop the magnet in, attach the socket to the ratchet and place on the drain plug, viola, the drain plug comes right out with the socket as the oil gushes out of the oil pan. No fuss, no muss no fishing in the drained oil for the drain plug and best of all no burnt fingers from trying to hang onto to hot drain plug or from getting bathed in hot oil. Others my work and there are commercially available magnetic sockets, but what I used is a 1/8" thick x 5/8" OD rare earth high pull magnet from McMaster Carr.

I went to an Estate Sale today and found a 91 Kaw Voyager$1000.00 and 2010 Yamaha FJR $5500.00, but price are negotiable, I know nothing much more about the bikes except they look like they are in need of some TLC. Both have around 60 to 70k on the clock. If you are interested PM me and I will give the phone number of the folks running the Estate Sale. Bikes are located in New Smyrna Beach , FL

I went to an estate sale today and found the trailer in the pictures, folks running the sale said owner is asking $1000.00 but is willing to negotiate and the closer he gets to his move date the more flexible he is getting on prices. I do not know any more about the trailer that you see in the photos, if you are interested PM me and I will give the phone number of the folks managing the estate sale. The trailer is located in New Smyrna Beach , FL